2020 North Dakota gubernatorial election

The 2020 North Dakota gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, concurrently with other federal and statewide elections, including the U.S. presidential election.[1] Incumbent Republican Governor Doug Burgum and Lieutenant Governor Brent Sanford are both running for re-election.

See also: 2020 United States gubernatorial elections
2020 North Dakota gubernatorial election
November 3, 2020
 
Nominee Doug Burgum Shelley Lenz
Party Republican Democratic-NPL
Running mate Brent Sanford Ben Vig
Incumbent Governor

Doug Burgum
Republican
Elections in North Dakota

Republican primary

The Republican Party will hold a state convention in the spring to endorse a single gubernatorial candidate. That candidate and his or her running mate will automatically be placed on the primary election ballot, where they may or may not face competition from other candidates placed there by petition—as incumbent governor Burgum did in 2016. The primary election will be held on June 9; its winner will appear on the general election ballot. All primary elections in North Dakota are open to all qualified North Dakota electors, regardless of party affiliation.[1]

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Results
Republican primary results [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Burgum (incumbent) 93,737 89.60%
Republican Michael Coachman 10,577 10.11%
Republican Write-In 300 0.29%
Total votes 104,614 100.0%

Democratic-NPL primary

The Democratic-NPL Party will hold a state convention in the spring to endorse a single gubernatorial candidate. That candidate and his or her running mate will automatically be placed on the primary election ballot, where they may or may not face competition from other candidates placed there by petition. The primary election will be held on June 9; its winner will appear on the general election ballot. All primary elections in North Dakota are open to all qualified North Dakota electors, regardless of party affiliation.[1]

Candidates

Nominee

Declined

Results
North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-NPL Shelley Lenz 33,386 99.45%
Democratic-NPL Write-In 186 0.55%
Total votes 33,572 100.00%

Other candidates

Libertarian Party

Nominee
  • DuWayne Hendrickson[11]

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[12] Safe R April 3, 2020
Inside Elections[13] Safe R April 23, 2020
Sabato[14] Safe R January 16, 2020
Politico[15] Safe R April 19, 2020

Polling
Hypothetical polling
with Heidi Heitkamp
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Doug
Burgum (R)		 Heidi
Heitkamp (D)		 Other /
Undecided
1892 Polling (R)[upper-alpha 1] July 15–17, 2019 500 ± 4.4% 62% 33% 5%

Results

North Dakota gubernatorial election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Doug Burgum (incumbent)
Democratic-NPL Shelley Lenz
Libertarian DuWayne Hendrickson
Write-in
Total votes 100.0%

Notes

Partisan clients
  1. Poll sponsored by Doug Burgum

References

  1. "North Dakota Election Laws" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  2. Dura, Jack (October 24, 2019). "Gov. Burgum announces reelection campaign". The Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  3. Dura, Jack (September 16, 2019). "Coachman announces 2020 North Dakota gubernatorial campaign". Grand Forks Herald. Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  4. "Candidate List Results". North Dakota Secretary of State. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  5. Easter, Sam (June 16, 2019). "Little interest, so far, in ND governor's race". The Jamestown Sun. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  6. "Statewide Results". North Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  7. "Shelley Lenz launches campaign for ND Governor". KVRR. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  8. "Dem-NPL Governor Candidate Lenz Announces Running Mate". KVRR Local News. 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  9. Nicholson, Blake (August 8, 2019). "Burgum campaign measures popularity against that of Heitkamp". The Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  10. "Statewide Results". North Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  11. "2020 primary election contest/candidate list".
  12. "2020 Governor Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  13. "Gubernatorial Ratings | Inside Elections". Inside Elections. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  14. "2020 Gubernatorial race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  15. "We rated every gubernatorial race in 2020. Here's who we think will win". Poltico. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
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